Bromley and Chislehurst was one of the few surviving Tory seats in outer London, following Labour's dramatic gains throughout the capital at the last election.

Eric Forth won the seat with a majority of over 11,000 votes.

The constituency is within Bromley borough. Following the 1995 boundary changes Bromley lost one of its four seats - with the seat of Ravensbourne effectively disappearing.
It was split three ways with the bulk of the old constituency making up this new constituency.

The original constituency of Bromley disappeared in 1974 but was held by former prime minister Harold MacMillan from 1945-1964.

Most wards in this constituency consist of upwardly mobile neighbourhoods, with 78% owner-occupiers that typically vote Conservative.

Almost all of the wards on Bromley council that fall within the constituency are currently Conservative held.